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I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America

Thursday, June 12, 2008

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine videotaped throwing a puppy over a cliff while on patrol in Iraq has been kicked out of the Corps, and a second Marine involved has been disciplined, according to a statement released by the Marines.

Lance Cpl. David Motari, based in Hawaii with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, is being "processed for separation" and received non-judicial punishment, officials said in the statement Wednesday night. The Marine Corps would not specify what that punishment was because of privacy regulations.

The statement said Motari received the punishment for his role in the "episode which generated international attention."

The incident appeared on the Internet web site YouTube in March, sparking outrage from animal rights groups around the world.

In the video, Motari is seen throwing the dog off a cliff as it yelps.

A second Marine, San Diego-based Sgt. Crismarvin Banez Encarnacion, received non-judicial punishment as well. Attention all readers: Scroll to bottom of this post for late breaking events on this topic.Who can ever forget the YouTube video of the two Marines tossing a puppy off a cliff in Iraq?I know this blogger won't. Outside of a video of ANGELINA JOLIE eating with U.S. troops in Iraq, I don't think there was ever a post on this blog that drew more attention. Scroll down to see story and video of ANGELINA JOLIE eating with U.S. troops in Iraq in February.The puppy tossing video was pulled by YOUTUBE, but we have an uncut version of the puppy tossing event by the two Marines and you can view it here: http://my.break.com/content/view.aspx?ContentID=463231Officials did not specify the role that each man played in the incident, which received international attention after a video of it appeared on YouTube.com March 3. Lance Cpl. David Motari is being processed for removal for his role, the Marine Corps said, and Sgt. Crismarvin Banez Encarnacion also has been punished. The video shows someone throwing a black-and-white puppy off a rocky cliff. The dog makes a yelping sound as it flies through the air. "That's mean. That was mean," someone off-camera is heard saying. YouTube removed the video about a day after it was posted, "due to terms of use violation," the site said. We, however, have a copy of the video but not from YouTube and you can view it here: http://my.break.com/content/view.aspx?ContentID=463231The Marines were quick to condemn the video when it surfaced, calling it "shocking and deplorable." Marine officials said the disciplinary action followed a thorough investigation, according to a statement that the Marine Corps Base Hawaii released Wednesday. #####And for all those who would again like to see the video of ANGELINA JOLIE eating with U.S. troops in Baghdad, here is the story and video: ANGELINA JOLIE EATS WITH TROOPS IN IRAQ--NEW VIDEO Angelina Jolie took timeout from her humanitarian visit to Iraq Thursday on behalf of the two million displaced Iraqi refugees to eat with the troops inside the Green Zone.This YouTube video captures Jolie as she eats lunch/dinner and chats with some of the U.S. soldiers deployed to Iraq.More video and aritcles on Angelina Jolie's visit to Baghdad on Thursday can be seen on this blog CORKSPHERE http://corksphere.blogspot.com/. Editor and host, Bill Corcoran.VIDEO OF ANGELINA JOLIE EATING WITH TROOPS IN IRAQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHKQypR2TbE (Just released NEW VIDEO)###### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDED JUNE 12, 1:30 PM FROM THE ZIMBIO WEB SITE:http://www.zimbio.com/David+MotariIf you go to this site, you will read other blogs, polls, and a reprint of my CORKSPHERE blog.

Attention all readers: Scroll to bottom of this post for late breaking events on this topic.Who can ever forget the YouTube video of the two Marines tossing a puppy off a cliff in Iraq? I know this blogger won't. Outside of a video of Angelina Jolie eating with U.S. troops in Iraq, I don't think there was ever a post on this blog that drew more attention.

Scroll down to see story and video of ANGELINA JOLIE eating with U.S. troops in Iraq in February.The video was pulled by YOUTUBE, but we have an uncut version of the puppy tossing event by the two Marines and you can view it here: http://my.break.com/content/view.aspx?ContentID=463231However, the United States Marine Corps has now disciplined the two U.S. Marines involved in the incident and CNN is reporting the story here:2 Marines disciplined over puppy-tossing video

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/11/marine.puppy/index.htmlStory HighlightsLance Cpl. David Motari faces removal; Sgt. CrismarvinBanezEncarnacion punishedVideo surfaced March 3 on YouTube showing a Marine tossing a puppy over a cliffThe Marines condemned the incident, calling it "shocking and deplorable"

(CNN) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has disciplined two Marines over a videotape that showed a Marine throwing a puppy over a cliff, the military said Wednesday.

Officials did not specify the role that each man played in the incident, which received international attention after a video of it appeared on YouTube.com March 3.

Lance Cpl. David Motari is being processed for removal for his role, the Marine Corps said, and Sgt. CrismarvinBanezEncarnacion also has been punished.

The video shows someone throwing a black-and-white puppy off a rocky cliff. The dog makes a yelping sound as it flies through the air.

"That's mean. That was mean," someone off-camera is heard saying.

YouTube removed the video about a day after it was posted, "due to terms of use violation," the site said.

The Marines were quick to condemn the video when it surfaced, calling it "shocking and deplorable."

Marine officials said the disciplinary action followed a thorough investigation, according to a statement that the Marine Corps Base Hawaii released Wednesday.

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And for all those who would again like to see the video of ANGELINA JOLIE eating with U.S. troops in Baghdad, here is the story and video:ANGELINA JOLIE EATS WITH TROOPS IN IRAQ--NEW VIDEOAngelina Jolie took timeout from her humanitarian visit to Iraq Thursday on behalf of the two million displaced Iraqi refugees to eat with the troops inside the Green Zone.This YouTube video captures Jolie as she eats lunch/dinner and chats with some of the U.S. soldiers deployed to Iraq.More video and aritcles on Angelina Jolie's visit to Baghdad on Thursday can be seen on this blog CORKSPHERE http://corksphere.blogspot.com/. Editor and host, Bill Corcoran. VIDEO OF ANGELINA JOLIE EATING WITH TROOPS IN IRAQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHKQypR2TbE(Just released NEW VIDEO) ######ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDED JUNE 12, 1:30 PM FROM THE ZIMBIO WEB SITE: